Table 3
Frequency of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), by socio-demographic and health care characteristics, household population aged 20 or older with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Canada excluding territories, 2011

Table 3
Frequency of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), by socio-demographic and health care characteristics, household population aged 20 or older with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Canada excluding territories, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of frequency of self-monitoring of blood glucose (smbg). The information is grouped by characteristics (appearing as row headers), mean times per week and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics	Mean times per week	95% confidence interval
Characteristics	Mean times per week	from	to
Socio-demographic
Sex
Men^Note †	10.3	9.2	11.2
Women	11.1	10.3	12.0
Age group (years)
20 to 44^Note †	9.1	6.2	11.9
45 to 64	11.0	9.7	12.3
65 or older	10.5	9.7	11.3
Education
Less than secondary school graduation^Note †	11.5	10.1	12.9
Secondary school graduation	10.7	9.3	12.3
Some postsecondary education	10.8	8.7	12.9
Postsecondary graduation	10.4	9.4	11.4
Household income
Less than $15,000	12.3Note *	10.5	14.2
$15,000 to $29,999	11.9Note *	10.4	13.4
$30,000 to $49,999	10.5Note *	9.2	1.8
$50,000 to $79,999	10.6Note *	9.2	12.0
$80,000 or more^Note †	8.3	7.2	9.4
Racial background
White^Note †	10.7	9.9	11.4
Other	9.9	8.2	11.6
Time since diagnosis (years)
Less than 6^Note †	8.7	7.7	9.7
6 or more	11.3Note *	10.6	12.1
Health care
Health professional recommendation for SMBG
No^Note †	10.6	6.6	14.6
Yes	10.4	9.8	11.0
Insurance coverage for SMBG
No^Note †	9.4	8.2	10.7
Yes	10.7	10.0	11.4
Clinical monitoring (A1C measured by health professional)
No^Note †	8.5	7.4	9.7
Yes	10.6Note *	9.9	11.3
Clinical monitoring (A1C level)
Normal^Note †	10.1	9.3	10.9
High	12.6Note *	11.3	14.0
Other	9.4	6.8	12.1
Hypoglycemia-related emergency room visit
No^Note †	10.2	9.6	10.8
Yes	18.4Note *	15.2	21.6
Medication use
Insulin only^Note †	18.7	16.7	20.7
Insulin and pills	16.7	14.9	18.6
Pills only	8.4Note *	7.8	9.0
None	6.3Note *	5.4	7.2
Note † reference category Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Source: 2011 Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada – Diabetes Component.

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